Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for New Jersey by County
Colon & Rectum, 2016-2020
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 74.4 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).
Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:
- Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
- Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
- Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
Other Notes
- Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
- Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.
Line by Line Interpretation of the Report
New Jersey
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 13.3 and 1,470 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.9.
United States
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 13.2 and 52,152 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.8.
Somerset County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 10.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.1 to 12.0 and 45 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (14, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.4.
Warren County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 11.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.9 to 13.9 and 18 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (5, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -1.9.
Morris County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 11.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.2 to 12.5 and 77 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (12, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.7.
Monmouth County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 11.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.5 to 12.6 and 98 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (11, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.1 to -3.3.
Bergen County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.2 to 12.9 and 157 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (10, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -3.1.
Hunterdon County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 12.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.9 to 14.7 and 22 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (3, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -2.1.
Hudson County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 12.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.1 to 13.6 and 82 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (7, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to -2.8.
Middlesex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.4 to 13.4 and 121 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (8, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -3.0.
Union County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.2 to 13.7 and 81 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (6, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.8.
Atlantic County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.3 to 14.8 and 47 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.7 to -2.7.
Mercer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 15.0 and 60 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (2, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.6.
Passaic County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 14.8 and 78 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -3.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to -2.6.
Ocean County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 14.9 and 136 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.2.
Essex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 15.3 and 126 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (2, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.4.
Burlington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 15.7 and 85 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.1.
Sussex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.0 to 17.2 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -2.0.
Camden County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 14.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 16.1 and 89 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.1.
Cumberland County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 18.1 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.6.
Gloucester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.6 to 17.5 and 54 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -2.0.
Cape May County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 16.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 19.2 and 27 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 15)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.9.
Salem County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 74.4? : Yes
- Rate : The death rate is 16.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 20.4 and 14 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -1.5.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/19/2024 2:50 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.